Melissa Morgan (born 1 January 1985) is an Australian swimmer who specialized in backstroke events.[1]

Morgan qualified for the women's 200-metre backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining both her personal record and an A-standard entry time of 2:12.90 from the Telstra Olympic Swimming Trials in Sydney.[2][3] Morgan secured her spot for the semifinals, after finishing twelfth overall in the morning's preliminary heats, outside her personal record of 2:14.06. On the evening session, Morgan edged out her teammate Frances Adcock in the second semifinal run with a much faster time of 2:13.34, but failed to qualify for the final.[4]

She is a member of the Burnside Swimming Club, and is coached and trained by Glen Beringen.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melissa Morgan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (2 August 2004). "Day 7 Finals, Australian Olympic Trials: Petria Thomas Finishes with a Commonwealth Record in 50 Fly; Hawke Edges Callus in the 50 Free; Linda Mackenzie Takes Freestyle Treble; and Klim Scratches from 100 Fly, Misses an Individual Swim in Athens". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 5)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Women's 200m Backstroke Semifinal 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.